The Geographies of Artists and Stall holders at Afrikaans Arts Festivals, South Africa

Q2 Social Sciences

African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Pub Date : 2021-12-15 DOI:10.46222/ajhtl.19770720.183

J. Stander, Luke Sandham, G. Visser

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Abstract

South African arts festivals have been the subject of considerable research, with a focus on the economics, attendee patterns and impacts on local communities. Importantly, numerous role-players (stall holders, artists, festival attendees, amongst others) contribute to the diversity, origin and character of these arts festivals. Despite this, little is known of their mobility, spatiality and geographies. To this end, artists and stall holders across five large Afrikaans Language Arts festivals were interviewed to establish their itineraries, travel behaviours, festival involvement and cultural expression. On this basis, this study hopes to enable a better understanding of the geographies of Afrikaans arts festivals. Results suggest that artists and stall holders contribute significantly to shaping the geographies of these arts festivals as they are the most mobile of all participants. Their mobility creates a shared or communal festival geography – albeit now severely disrupted by COVID-19 – across Afrikaans arts festival boundaries. Unfortunately, this shared geography may also undermine the local flavour, authenticity, and regional diversity of such arts festivals.

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南非南非荷兰语艺术节的艺术家和摊贩的地理位置

南非艺术节一直是大量研究的主题，重点是经济、参加者模式和对当地社区的影响。重要的是，许多角色扮演者(摊贩、艺术家、节日参加者等)为这些艺术节的多样性、起源和特点做出了贡献。尽管如此，人们对它们的流动性、空间性和地理位置知之甚少。为此，我们采访了五个大型南非荷兰语艺术节的艺术家和摊贩，以确定他们的行程、旅行行为、节日参与和文化表达。在此基础上，本研究希望能够更好地了解南非荷兰语艺术节的地域。结果表明，艺术家和摊贩对塑造这些艺术节的地域做出了重大贡献，因为他们是所有参与者中流动性最大的。他们的流动性跨越了南非荷兰语艺术节的边界，创造了一个共享或公共的节日地理环境——尽管现在受到COVID-19的严重破坏。不幸的是，这种共同的地理位置也可能破坏这种艺术节的地方风味、真实性和地区多样性。

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African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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2.70

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8 weeks

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